WYLIE'S EX-SECRETARY TELLS OF BANK DEPOSIT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000800120009-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 13, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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. CPYRGHT
ylie's Ex-Secretary
TeHs.~f Bank Deposit-
By JERR KLINE
Star Staff Writer
stunning o ue y
told a federal court jury yes-
terday that she once deposited
government funds in the ban
account of her former boss, th
bead of the Defense Depart
ment's budget and finance
branch.
. Miss Helene Harper, a 24-I
year-old airline hostess, testified
in Alexandria District Court in
'the third day of the trial of her
.onQ'-time boss, John A. Wylie,
and William H. Godel. The two
',inert are charged with embez-
zlir. g government money. .
In March, 1963, when she was
,Wylie's secretary, Miss Harper
,said, he sent her to the Penta-
gon office's of two "class. A
agents," military 'officers ap-
pointed to supply ,money for
,official projects. She was tpld to
pick up two envelopes and take
? them to the Fairfax 'County
National Bank, she said.
Sigtrzd Receipt
One of the two agents made
her sign a receipt for the money
tl:e envelope, but she did not
count the money, she said. The
government contends the envel-
popes contained about $6,000.
r She did not look inside ? the
envelopes on the way to the
bank, but "by the time I went to
the bank, I realized I was
.carrying a great deal of
money," the soft-voiced stew-
ardess said.
She deposited the money, but
she does not remember making
but the deposit slip, she.added.
Plato Cacheris, an assistn
,Uo.Su. gaetttorntehy,, asked:: "How.
to ebank
or
'Tuned Mr. VOWS car."
"What kind of car was it?" be submitted to him without ne i -
sked. essary travel orders. -
"A white Thunderbird with
ed leather interior," she quick-I ? He discussed the situati
answered. , with Wylie and, eight mont s
an "after the fa t
cht salesman' after fit, trip
l
d
,
ya
an
A Mary
ater testified he sold Wylie a 29- order" for Mrs. Godelarrivedin",,
oot boat in March, 1963, for $12,- Mullen's office, he said. M09, taking Wylie's old 24-foot Godel was listed as a "cons oat in trade. ant witha?tt compensatioSometime later, the salesman, entitled to. i~ceitle% per. ?.d
e could sell him a as-iooti boat,
'for a very little bit more," and
ylie gave him a deposit on the
arger boat, he said. - F
The 5&y e a r-old balding,
heavy-set Wylie listened impas
ively to the descriptions of his,
car and boats.
Tells of Far East Trip
Earlier yesterday, Godel's
former Secretary, Mrs. Ruth
Hudgins,. testified that Godel's.
wife, accompanied them on al
two-month trip to the Far East!
in 1960 and received $1,157 from
the government for expenses.
..U.S. Atty. C. Vernon Spratley
Jr. asked Mrs. Hudgins what
Mrs. Godel's duties were during
their stay in Tokyo, Australia
and other places. Mrs. Hudgins
repeatedly answered: "I don'ts
know."
"Do you know. what Mrs.
Godel's
asked.
Douglas Mullen, a formet
D'e f e n s e Department travel
.~tf~ce;r,;.testiflg~~that,:a;;V'guchej
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